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formatting tables

When you have lots of data tables on a website and need to quickly format them so they are readable look at least somewhat not too boring a little CSS and jQuery can go a long way.

As we all know tables should be only used for tabular spreadsheet-like data but even then there are considerations to me made when trying to design them in a way that matches the rest of your site. So every situation will be unique but here is a sample that can be used as a starting point.